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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-14
Yesterdays Lsasus and Association Z, 0nmos ii.

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Yesterdays Leasue and Association 0nmos.
At Chicago Chicago and Philadelphia
played q see.saw game, Chicago coming
out ahead in the final shuttle. It was too
dark to play after the seventh, when the
score was IL to 0 in favor OF P Philadelphia.
but Anson insisted that the game continue.
whereupon Umpire Powers made them
finish the game. Baldwin was knocked
out Of tho box in tho sixth and Ryan nut
in. Chicsgo, l6; Philadelphia, 13, Earned
Chicago, o; Philadelphia. S, I. Hits
Chicago, 90; Philadelphia, lG. Erroro-l
Chicago, IS; PhiladsIphia, s. Batteries-7
Baldwin, Ryan and DAILY; Burlington and
Clements 4 Is gli5s II :
At indianapolis, in, the alxth, Indiana
polls found q weak spot in, lTitcomb' I. de-
livery, and that let In four runs. The
fielding Of both sides was sharp and al-
most errorless. n indianapolis, II; New
York, 4. Esrned--Indiauapolis, s; New
York, 2. Hits-Indianapolis, s,gl5; New
York, o. indianapolis, 7, 2;a New
York, l. Batteries-shrevs and Myers:
Titcomb and Murphy y ,S.J N. 5;995,,
AT Detroit Madden proved terror for
Detroit the Wolverines being unable to
ooSAAo ult WAeA ~ Wuulu 10 Any good,
Detroit, 0; Boston, 2. Earned1 9, !,
Errors Detroit, L; Boston, 2. Hits-Ds. !
troits, 8; Boston, u Batteries-Con
and Bennett; Madden and Kelly. .f6 z j. Il
aS At Philadelphia tho Athletics we're un-
able to do anything with Ramsey. gAthle-
tic, 1; Louisville, s.. Hits--Athletics, y:
Louisville, s.. Errors-Athletics,3 Louie.
vile, s.! Batteries Seward and Robinson;
Ramsey and Cook. =. l;s Y Y 4 z
At Baltimore the Baltimore.st, Lonis
game was postponed on account OF rain. IA,
r,5At Brooklyn, despite the poor condi.
ton OF the grounds the game between
Cincinnati and Brooklyn was exceel-
ingly well played. Brooklyn 9: z Cincin.
natl Z: Hits-l0 each. ;Errors-Brooklyn
Q; Cincinnati 20 Bstteries- ami
Peoplea; Smith and Raid iIgs5955 ls57- !
2 At New York, the Metropolitans and
Clevelands play ed 4 a fair game In the
presence Of about 800 spectators. Score:
Nets, 9; Cleveland, g. Hits--u oach.
Errors--Mets, e; Cleveland,; %. I Ba.texios
Snyder. ,i.i 80 3ls.l,,.''.sf
:. At Pittsburgh, the home team again de-
feated Y the aWashingtonn by buuching
their hits in the first. Pittsbureh. o:
WashinQton,1 ]. Earnod-one each.i Errors
l-Pittsburgh. 8; Washington, 81 Hits
Pittsburgh, IS; Washington, o., Batteries
Morris and Carroll; 0'Day and Gil
ligan. gFis;5 i!s., a "a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-14

I, g. MENDEL & Co., E1124 Main street,
never asks the public to believe a state.
ment they cannot fully prove, S4,sE
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-14
PRESS CoMMENTs OK ruE pEpArr5 D.

The Standard says: "It lis relief to
know that the opposition failed ridicu-
!oasly to turn to iactional uses cslami-
tous incident which, in well. ordered
minds, could only excite feeling of the
deepest repret.n 2 Itr.s'ti--5 i d n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-14
:! IVES CONFIRMS THE STATEMENT. y

A reporter then called upon Mr.. Ives
and showed him the foregoing statement,
which be said WAS correct in all essential
points. i,5 .zi t4,;3&..i5
Ives lays the blame for hia trouble on
President Garrett, and charges that there
Was conspiracy among railroad men and
corporations TO crowd him out Of the field.
He is confident that when the affairs OF
his firm are settled there will prove to be
a large surplus. He GLAZING that he pre-.
vented the Mineral Range Railroad from
being paralleled and thus maintained its
valde. ssr! H 4. J, TX. TX :, & n j
Mr. Ives says he made two contracts
with Garrett. Only one Of these did Mr..
Garrett make public. He does not know
what reason Mr.. Garrett had for desiring
two contracts. ~ s..',..,t -.
ibid tho subsequent change and modih.
cations in these contracts, in the matter
OF payment render these contracts in.
valid ?" q. Z, 4, ,fgyi n
"No; becauae Mr.. Garrett continued 10
receive money and securities on account,
thereby affirming the oral agreement to
consent to an extension i;f5s.Ss Efjj5'
Have you IN expression Of opinion to
make as to tho action Of Mr.. Garrett7"
. The two suits which i havo brought
against Mr.: Garrett perhaps bs.t expreHa
my views" 81 f .E,Es S; a5=
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-14
POLITICAL MACHINE.
COMBINATION
How the u. u o. Influence has been Used to
Further Democratic Schemes In West I
Virginia and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lulld0xed by Democratic Officials.

CiscIsNATI, Sept. 1S.-A special from
Baltimore to the Commercial Gazette con.
talna the following interesting facts about
Maryland and West Virginia politics and
the connection Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad company herewith: 4
The yileat political methods and the
most oppressive, dishoueat political ma.
chine that exists In tho United States to.
day is to be found in Democratic Mary.
land. This machine is the personal prop.
erty Of Senator A. P. German and tho no.
torious Eugene Higgins. The organ is the
Baltimore Sun. German and Higgins
have drawn to their support all the cut.
throats, thugs, murderers and gattersnipes
in the city OF Baltimore, and by the sys.
tematic practice !ot the most daring and
shameless frauds known In recent political
history, have fastened thenlaelyes upon
the State OF Maryland and the city Of Bal.
timore. n " fsf;gssJ I',4f,e E3
Tho German gang owns the Legislature,
and has done go for years. Every man or
corporation that gets bill passed by the
Maryland Legislature has to pay large
sum to some Of Germans robbers. It Ia
a notorious fact that the Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad has had to pay heavily for all its
legialation, and 1t Is also notorious that no
bill OF Importance could be passed until
its friends paid the Gorman ring the price
1t demanded. 4,a .g5i'511,3'
The German raacals are in Q minority
from numerical point OF view in the city
Of Baltimore, but they have absolutely
controlled the elections and have selected
the officers Of election, 80 that there has
been no check upon their frauds. n
They have followed the simple Southern
method Of casting as many votes as they
needed to carry their ticket, without
reference to the actual number OF voters
living in the city Or precinct. The Cor
man ring has become go bold that the
lives Of prominent citizens and reputable
men who are active in fighting it have
been threatened, and all manner Of dis.
graceful pressure brought to bear to secure
silence; t9g +.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-14

According to the terms OK the contract,
Ives and staynor, for themselves and ns,
soclates, were to have the privilege. OF ex-
amining into the affairs OF tho Baltimore
& Ohio !Eailroad Company. It Is UNDER
stood that Immediately after signing the
contract they repaired to Baltimore, &C.
companied by two expert railroad account
ants, with q view to making an tinyeatiga-
ton Of the affairs Of the company. The
right, however, while not exactly refused,
was not facilitated beyond, l have heard
from Ives himself, tho display on a table
Of q lot Of bonds Of leased lines long since
In default, the past due coupons forming
quite an evident array Of securities. til5EI &
a.:'1t may be interesting to note here that
many who claim to know assert that hard.
ly any, OF tho leased lines Of the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad Company pay, q profit to
the lessee, and the large earnings which
they have shown In the past and the
enormous surplus which they claim Il
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13
Neether or Nitl,er.

The pronunciat;onof the wor's
neither is very generally consid
cred to he matter of taste. Moss
Dictionaries give both pronuncia
tons, but good speakers invariably
give the long e sound, although the
long sound is generally supposed
to have no more serious objections
than being somewhat affected, and il
a pronunciation often adopted by
c|ergymen. especially Episcopalians
1t is, however, incorrect as its origin
will show. It is we'll known that
the German pronunciation of the e,
is long as das fiend, the enemy,
while the English rule is to pro-
nounce the dipththong as long.e as
receive. The long sonud vas in.
variably given in neither until she
reign Of George H., Of England. Be
ing of the House of Hanover, and
speaking English indifferently, he
gave the German pronunciation to
the dipthong. Court parasites
thought it proper to ape the King
and this pronunciation spread. Few
people know this origin and hence
the general mistake.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13
The IischievOus Glass.

AZ rule the colored people Of the
South are good natured and weli
disposed. They could not be pro-
voked to an organized uprising such
as that which seems to be dreaded
except by oppression and injustice,
or by tAe cunning instigation Of
white leaders playing upon their
ignorance and fears. The best proof
of good disposition Of the Southern
negroes was afforded in the civil
var, when their masters marched to
the battlefield and left their prop.
erty and their families under care Of
their slaves. The only element that
is dangerous to the peace and social
order Of the South consists of few
ambitious and unscrupllous white
demagogues who seek to gain pelii-
cal power by melting the fears of
the blacks concerning the imaginary
designs Of their white neighbors and
fellow-citizens. This is the mischicv-
Gus class in the South that needs
watching.-Philadelphia Record.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13
Prohibition Defeated.

The defeat of the Prohibitionists
in Texas. amounted to a rout, and it
is estimated that the mojority against
them will be from $4,000 to 100000.
The very stronghoIds of Prohibi-
ton were captured, and the fanati-
cism of New England, which has
been insiduously creeping over the
South has been dealt crushing
blow, aud the Democracy Of Texas
which schelnlng adventurers intend
ed to overthrow, is master Of the
field. 1t will be well just here to
to point out the causes which led to
the disastrous defeat of the prohibit
ton movement in Texas. In the
first place it was supported by
notorious and disreputable potliti
cal adventurers from the North who
were neither citizens of nor had
any interest in the State. but whose
aim was to create schism in the
ranks of the Democratic party and
turn the commonwealth of Texas
over to misrule and debaucherv.
Such bitter and vindictive Republi.
cans as Webb Flanagan, and Wash
Jenes and Farwell, Of the Chicago
syndicate who secured the contract
to build the State House at Austin,
and who was discovered shamelessly
robbing the State, were in the front
ranks of The Prohibi'ionists. Negro
Republicans were imported from
Maine aud Kansas to make speeches
to the colored voters ostenslbly
for Prohibition. but really in the in
terest Of the Republican party whose
| agents were active in spreading
dlssens!on and poisoning the minds OF
many of the best people. Ministers
of the gospel ignored the dignity
OF their calling aud descended 10
the level Of common ward politicians
aud made their pn|pits vehicles Tor
abuse Of those who dared to oppose
the passage OF the admendment.
The best aud purest OF Texas sons,
Coke. Ireland, Mills. Ross, Grain
aud Stewart were detained, and
their fair and honorable names
dragged ruthlessly in the mud.
They were denounced as scoundrela
and sots, because they were bold
enough to take a stand in defense OF
the vested rights of the people they
had long and faithfully served,
Texans imhibc from the free air OF
their great State the spirit OF
liberty and freedom; they saw that
prohibition meant a reign Of disorder
and hypocrisy and moral slavery
and in voice which has thundered
throughout the South have rebuked
fanaticism and trlckery. Texas has
done we'll, and the manhood of free
America congratulates her. Free
dom lives and Prohibition is dead
Daily States.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13

There seems to be no falling off
in the horrors of tenement life in
some of the Northern cities. Last
week there were l,l36 deaths in the
city of New York, in six days
more than half of them children and
most of the children being less than
five years old. On Sunday of last
week the deaths were 2o6-l20 Of
these being Of children in the tene-
ment. districts, who died in dark,
greasy, foul-smelling rooms On upper
floors, where the heat was sitting.
and all the air was tainted. Surely
there is room. for the exercise Of
practical philanthropy in some Or
ganized effort to alleviate such snf-
lering as these figures SO sadly
portray.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13

Feather eating, says the Farmer, is
caused by idleness and lack of suil-
able food. Strew the poultry house
floor with dry leaves laid up in the
fall for the pnrpc Sc, OR use cut straw
and scatter the grain food so the
fowls will have to scratch for it.
Give a variety of food in which
wheat or bran or both form a con
siderable part. A little cooked
meat occasionally will be useful, also
finely pounded fresh bones. a little
salt may do no harm; some feeders
consider it indispensable to success.
Much would be injurious. Clear
corn asa corn meal dough arc
imperfect foods for either poultry
or other animals. Corn does not
furnish q suitable proportion of flesh
forming material to make eggs aud
sustain the health of fowls.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13
a party of ITO men have arrived

a party of no men have arrived
at Pittshurg from New York en
route to the coke regions, where
they will take the place Of the
strikers. The operators have &C.
cepted the offers Of the Eastern bn-
reaus and new men w'll be sent to
the region as fast as the strikers are
eyicted from the company's houses.
The Pinkerton men are still Oh duty,
bat so tar have nothing to do.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13

a Boston man tells how few IN
England understand American Eng
lish. Il had not been in Liverpool
an hour" he says, when I be-
came convinced that had much to
learn about the English language.
When | entered my hotel asked
the young woman who received
me, What are your terms? and
had spoken Choctaw she could
not have understood me less. What
| do you charge q day" | next ven
tnred. Ch4rgc! she replied vague
", and | tried again. 'Ahs you
want the traiff?' she said at last,
ant! sare enough did. Now, if l
had used the word tariff in that
sense in Boston it would have been
considered slang. | tried in vain
10 get q pair of suspenders, as taey
would shoY me none but those for
| stockings, but succeeded finally in
bnying some braces might pro
long the list ad infnitnm, but
enough is shewn to warrant the
publication of an English sh-American
dictionary Of synonym flor the use
of travellers" "
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13

Some friends OF Mrs. Winfield Scott
Hancock, who now lives in Wash
lngton. are urging her appointment
as postmaster of that city. The
movement was began entirely with
out the knowledge Of Mrs. Hancock
and it is probable that she does not
care for tie office General Han
cock died poor, but a fund Of $40,
600 was raised for his widow soon
after his death, ana sue draws a
1000 pcnslon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13
RATES:

transient advertisements, Sl.W per
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lsrtion, 50 cents per inch. .,ooo
'',,ap announcing candidates .tor otlice $1,000
adr adranrr. Ward offices. SJ.0Gin advance.
" n"ath e" and marriage notices, when not
over six lines published free, ohltnaracs; ' i,i
resolutions of respect, ETC., MI w oe 'iiaiseo
''i Articles of q personal nature. when ad-
.;ss;hle. will he charged double price.
No notice taken OF anonymous commit
,oat;ons. In all cases we requirg the
n,rter's name and address, not necessarily,
sor publication, hu: ss a guarantee OF
,"s rood Faith. We will undertake to preserve
~ spY retnrn rejected manuscript. Ia no way,
will we be responsible for the views ana
opinions of our correspondents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13

4 rich girl may be homely, buI
he wlH never know j! by Lcagsay.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13

More castor beans are grown In
Southern Illinois than in any other
of the States. The acreage reaches
10000, and large factories are nam
tained for extracting the oil. In
California. also, the bean is extcn-
sivelv cultivated and does we'll. 4
soil that will answer fer wheat or
corn will snfYica for the castor bean
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-08-13

indianapolis claims to nave made
s2nO,0nl profit out q! her hlg1
lfeeu5c experiment.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-19
An Arab Trick.

The story was told to the author by a
 Frenchman, who had travelled for some
 time in Algiers. On one occasion, while in an Arab village, he declared his intention of buying young camel. No sooner had his desire become known than at least 20 cam els were brought for his inspection. They were all fine looking animals, in excellent condition apparently. In fact, the only fault our Frenchman could perceive was that they were too fat. After a proper amount of deliberation and bargaining he selected the one which appeared to be the leanest and paid the price agreed upon. The next morning when he went to look at his fat camel he fonnd a living skeleton on whose almost feshless bones the skin hung in large folds, and whose best development was about the joints. The ] method by which camels are suddenly scribed: An incision, about an inch in length, is made in each ear between the skin and flesh. Into this small tube is fitted and secured by a silk cord. There it re- mains hidden from the observation of all but the initiated and ready for use at any moment. When a merchant who is not ac- quainted with the blowing up trick comes to buy camel the dealer takes two tubes, each yard long, and inserting one end of each in the small tubes just described, through the other ends two Arabs blow with all their might until the animal has attained the re- quisite degree of plumpness. The infating tubes are then withdrawn, and the air is prevented from escaping by means of cork smeared with pitch. The poor camel now l becomes apparently quite lively and frisky, trying to throw itself on the ground or to press wall or a tree, or whatever other ob. | ject may be at hand, so as to get rid of the wind. It is generally too well watched by ! the rascally Arab to succeed in accomplish | ing it's purpose. Sometimes, however, il
 manages to elude his vigilance; and then, ii | the cork is not very securely fastened, the | wind escapes with whistle like that of steam engine, and the fine looking beast sud I denly collapses into the miserable object il really is
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-19

and half feet above the platform was the l heavy cross tree, from which hung two
 noosed ropes. Nearly all the platform was a | trap, held in position by rope that was waiting for the executioner's knife. Every thing was in readiness by about half-past five l in the afternoon. The two prisoners were brought out and placed in separate closed | carriages, although they had to be taken l merely around the corner. A procession was then formed in front of the committee rooms, consisting of the executive commit tee, a company of pistol men and the pris- oners and their guards.
 One of the carriages then drove up to the scaffold stairs, and out of it stepped Brace, fine looking man of about twenty one, dressed in black coat, dark vest, checked cassimere pants and Panama hat. He was a man of talent and education, His arms were tied behind at the elbows; his hands were in his pantaloon pockets ; his eyes were nearly closed; and every mus cle of his pale, excited face seemed stretched to it's utmost tension in the desperate effort of the young man to nerve himself up for 8 death of bravado. He was led up to the scaffold steps by the guard and placed on the south side of the scaffold. From the other carriage Hetherington was taken and placed beside him. Hetherington was tall man dressed in black, with a sunburned, full whlskered face, earnest and serious. His head was covered with straw hat and his arms were bound like those of his compan- ion.
 Hetherington attempted to make dying speech, but when he paused Brace cried ''Oh, go oni go onI Say what you have to sayF' Fl am not more penltenr to-day" con- tinued Hetherington, ''than I have ever been" "Go on, old fellow, go onl'' here ehimed in Brace. "Hetherington, in less than an hour you and 1 will be in hell, and the boys will be singing out in the streets, Brace and Hetherlngton's dying speech, and we shall be roasting in hell Ha, hal"
 This raving was soon cut short by the exeA cutioner, who approached and covered the heads of the condemned men with white caps. Finally the signal was given; the bell on the roof of the vigilance building was struck; and the rope was cut, dispatehing the two men into eternity.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-19
MING. DECEMBER 10, 1887.

I talked about in Paris. It is estimated that the Simplon tunnel would shorten the time between Paris and central and southern Italy by three hours, compared with the St. Gothard line, and the gain over the Mont Cenis route would be still greater. Accord ing to the representations the length of the contemplated tunnel would be about twelve miles, and the whole work could be accom- plished in from four to six years; it would be the longest tunnel in the world, and require extraordinary provisions for it's suitable ven tilation, though this object would be attain ed, it is believed, by means of horizontal air shaft above the crown of the tunnel and running it's entire length, connecting by 8 series of vertical shafts with the atmosphere above the mountain. Pumping engines would not only keep the air constantly re- newed, but would draw off the water which otherwise would steadily accumulate in the tunnel. The cost of this work is estimated at about s16,OoO,0o0.
 The facts in regard to the great gift by Baron Hirsch for the education of Jews in Russia are thus given: About three months ago, some days before the departure for Copenhagen of the Emperor of Russia, Baron Hirseh sent a letter to the Czar, in which he offered the sum of e2 ,0OO, 900 to found in Russia primary schools for the Jews and e40,00 to be at the disposal of the Czar for works of charity. The Czar wrote note on the letter and requested the Russian minister of the interior to report verbally upon it on his return to Russia. The offer thus remain ed dead letter for three months. During this time those who knew of it asked if Baron Hirsch, justly offended by this delay, would not withdraw his promise, and if such delay did not expose this great and gener- ous idea to the risk of not being realized. Happily these fears are at an end. On the return of the Czar he heard the verbal report of his minister of the interior, and signed the acceptance of the gift. The s2, 900, ,000 have been, or are to be, paid into the Bank of England, and Baron Rothschild and Baron de Worms, who are appointed trustees, and who will be replaced in case of death, will receive the interest of the sum so deposited. It is estimated that with the annual interest of about e100,000 it will be possible to open 1000 schools, receiving 50,O00 children.